Technically, it took less than 11 1/2 hours, but either way $100000 is a huge number for this type of Kickstarter to achieve in such a short time.

I hope this bodes well for the final number.

As long as they are able to maintain this momentum it should be possible to go well above the $450000 goal; which is a very good thing.

The Pandora Directive cost over $4000000 to produce back in 1996. I realize the technology has gotten better and you can do a lot more for a lot less money, but $450000 doesn’t seem near enough money to make Tex Murphy 6 as good as I would like it to be.

The initial pitch was overly complex and unspecific. Although, through dozens of updates they have been able to hammer the idea down to a single game pitch “Moebius” and better explain the idea of a Community Supporter Game system.

I’m a fan of the Gabriel Knight games, so I’m willing to make a small pledge to see what they can do with a new IP.

When I was at PAX a few weeks ago, I mentioned to one of the guys working the GoG booth that I was waiting for Tex Murphy to go on sale again since I missed it the last time (I was aware of the sale, but didn’t go for it).

I’m sure it’s just a co-incidence but today I received word that the Tex Murphy series of games were indeed on sale again until Monday.

In a way the deal is not as good as last time, since you could buy all 4 for $14.36 (instead of $17.96). The catch was if you didn’t want all 4 the discount dropped to 30%. This time you get 50% off whether you want 1 game or all 4.

I still have my original copies for UAKM, Pandora and Overseer, but UAKM has one or two bad discs and it would be nice to have digital copies that didn’t require disc swaps. Also, I suppose it would be in bad taste to not buy them since I asked for the sale, though I’m sure it’s just a co-incidence. OR IS IT? 😉

Wing Commander: Privateer!!!!!

Man did I love that game. I was never much for space sims (other than Star Wars: Tie Fighter, and who didn’t love that game!!!), but I really enjoyed Privateer.

If I remember correctly, I originally picked up my copy in a discount bin at the back of my local Office Depot for $10. Searching discount bins for cool games we never heard of was a favourite past time for me and my buddy. This was a few years before the Internet took off, so it’s not like you could bring up MetaCritic on your smart phone and figure out if a game is any good before you buy it.

If you happened to catch my post the other day regarding Jordan Mechner and went to his site, you might have noticed his section on this game. I have actually yet to play it but I read a fair amount of back story about the making of it on Jordan’s site. As a fan of adventure games, I always meant to give this one a try but previously there was no easy way to get it.

Obviously, that’s no longer a problem. The game is not on sale or anything at the moment but $6 is already a pretty fair price. If anyone reading this has any experience with this game, feel free to leave a comment on what you thought of it.